The BEST Barre Chord Exercise for Beginners
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- A crucial barre chord exercise for beginners to create clean and buzz free e barre chords. Leave a comment below and tell me if this worked for you!
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Barre chords are essential guitar techniques for beginners. In this guitar lesson, Tony Polecastro shows you tips for how to make barre chords much easier in 3 easy steps PLUS a bonus technique tip that will help you get your barre chords whipped into shape!
You'll also get the best beginner barre chord exercise at the end that will help you incorporate barre chord technique into your practice routine!
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I’ll just learn how to move my Capo extremely fast
Lmao haha
lol I’ve actually thought of that joke as well when I got frustrated
Lmao
Pardon me are You aaron burr sir FUCKING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Thats the exact thing i was thinking
Thank you. I had 3 string muted, after the lesson I have 4
😂😂😂
lol
just 2 more to go..
Thing is the type of guitar he has has a thin guitar neck. Mine has a thick neck and I'm assuming the majority on here have a similar one to mine cause that's the standard. And they're generally the opposite (harder to bar in the first fret but easier on the fifth/seventh.) So I would recommend you do the opposite of what he is. Meaning moving backwards from the 7th fret to the 1st fret.
@@oumaimatriesthings6115 yes exactly! I can do barre chords starting from third fret and they get cleaner as I progress down the fret. But second fret sound muted and first is impossible lol
I've been doing this practice for a month and I'm finally achieving the bar chord!!!
A month? I'm 52, not sure I've got long enough left alive to get this guitar thing sorted out ;-)
@@tonysammut3799 I think u still have plenty of time. It's never too late to start a new hobby :)
Nice!
Next step, train yourself to plays full B bar chord and up only using first and middle fingers, it is useful for faster play..just like doing power chords but all strings are played
@@tonysammut3799 :D
I finally put the guitar down on the floor and stood on the first fret and it still sounds muted.
🤣🤣🤣i can feel your frustratiom through this comment
😂😂
I just tried that and put my foot thru the guitar and destroyed it... .
Thanks for the tip!!
Very happy now. :))
😂😂😂
Oh my god man wtf😂😂😂😂
I can't hear a single sound doing this barre, they're all muted... Man, whoever invented them has a heart of darkness.
cause this is a fucking shitty lesson
Search amin toofani guitar u will know what barre chords sound
Nah dude, i suggest you go and buy a better guitar or go to the guitar store to lower the string action. And you're good to go. I just upgrade my guitar from and old cheapskate 30$ brandless guitar to a yamaha acoustic that i was comfortable with(low string action). Now i can finally play barre chord.
Bro barre chords just needs regular practice
@@amirul563 I have Yamaha f310 and it's very good I can easily play barre chords as I have practiced a lot
I've been spending more time on drills than playing lately. I'm going to add this one into my practice time. I'm tired of avoiding barre chords. Thanks.
How are the Barre chords goin?
Yes, how was your practice? Did you get through?
I avoid it too!! I regret it now 😭
Same
Hey, I'm sorry I didn't see these replies sooner. So I really did stop avoiding barre chords and I have improved immensely. All barre chords used to be really hard for me, but now there are three that I find rather easy: the E shape, Am shape and Em shape. I still struggle barring the 1st and 2nd fret, but frets 3-7 are pretty easy for me. I'm going to keep working on getting better. Don't give up on barre chords. One day it will get better!
*I've been practicing this for the last 2 hours and now my index finger has fallen off. What do I do?*
Wait for 4 hrs and then try again.
barre with peepee
Congratulations, now you're left handed
Play with right hand
Buy a new finger. Pretty cheap..
My finger looks like waldo's shirt
😂😂😂😂
It is like doing one hand push up 😭😭
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My edible just kicked in and this made my stomach hurt. 😂😂😂
Bahaha haha a few minutes into practicing and I looked at my finger and lost it all over again 😂😂😂
You see strumming bar chords is ok
Now fingerstyle is a whole different story
true dat
Fax
yep it is, because strumming masks buzzy sounds and muted strings
I’m trying the pirates of Caribbean theme song which has a barre, boy it’s a pain
Barre chords make me want to cry I’m a beginner i sure hope I can get through this without giving up.
Any update?
Ugh.. Same here 🙋♀️ right now I'm crying after trying it myself so I've looked it up on yt hoping that I will master the barre chord *sob*
how is it going now?
He dead
@@stepbruh2327 barre chords killed him
This exercise really works! I am 64, picked up guitar this year after no serious attempts for 50 years due to barre chords. My hands are small and not string however I can now barre several chords successfully after going through this exercise at least once a week.❤
You are the only teacher that talks about the finger angle to get a good barre chord. I’ve spent gobs of time learning the barre chords but could never get the B string going. Moved my finger angle and now it’s perfect and I am not killing my hand.
Ive been playing for about 65 days and i got them handled pretty well. Im pretty proud of myself!
The way his elbow tatoo matches with the guitar contour at 4:15
Nice catch! Made me laugh
Lmao😂😂😂
😂 wow
5:20 i actually found it’s harder on the 1st and 2nd fret because there is more string tension and it’s harder to push down
@Fred Wills thanks for the advice, been using the same guitar since and i can barre every fret with ease now, it was just a matter of practice
@@Austin-lm6iq What was the advice?
the advice must have been top secret
I think the advice was get a guitar with strings closer to the fret board
@@Keep_Cozy you can do that by adjusting the action
Thank you Tony , As I have previously explained ,I had a stroke in June of 2018 and have been trying to find exercises to bring back my ability as an intermediate guitarist, barre chords were never a problem for me before and your technique of limbering up the index finger is bound to help ! One thing I did learn about barring with the index finger is using my Thumb behind the neck of the guitar as a lever to get the index finger to roll as you suggested and to provide leverage to get an even pressure without squeezing to achieve a clean tone.
Your comment helped me improve using barre chords!
I just wanna come back and say thank you, I literally did it overnight and pretty stable now. Another tip for people who are trying: it could simply be that your finger strength it not enough, simple as that!! Just stack 2 fingers on your index fingers and use all that strength to push it down, you will see how different it is!! So the rest of work is actually train your index finger’s strength, that’s all.
Thanks for the helpful exercise! I loved the first line of the video: "Barre chords suck." It was the validation I needed to keep trying. :)
I learned barre chords by pretending i could do them. I messed with it every once in a while, and one day I said “okay il sit down and actually learn it.” But then it came so easy and quickly i had it down to a science in a week with no more than 5-6 hours of practice in a week. Learned on accident almost haha.
The law of attraction works here
I LEARNED ITTTTTTT........😁😁😁😁 I played 5 DAYS NON STOP and I mastered it wow. I can play every song now thank
YOUUUUU..
been learning guitar for a couple weeks and teaching myself using videos, and i was obviously avoiding barre chords because everytime i attempted one it was awkward and nothing happened, but after going through a few videos this exercise was the most simple and most rewarding, just struggling with the G and B string being muted now, but still way more progress than before. Thank you
Im a beginner. I have watched a lot of how to videos. And i want you to know that your lessons are the type that i can learn from. Your clear on all that your giving us .. Man thank you Man.
Tony, that was such a helpful lesson. I had just given up on Barre chords and switched to bass for a while, and now I'm back with my six string. Grazie mille!
I,m 69 yrs old &Barre chords video seem to be impossible but your instruction is in great. Thank yoi very much
I found this very helpful. I would love it if you could talk about the hand, arm and even shoulder position in general I get cramping all over the area with very little time working at it, and have to stop.
Awesome feedback... more barre chord vids to come :-)
1:57 THE ROLL. I missed it the first time I watched, and it is CRUCIAL. Thank you!
Great info.. On barr chords I nearly gave up on them. It was too difficult and painful. Then a friend handed me his more expensive guitar and I tried them and presto, no problem...
Ones type and quality of guitar makes a night to day difference, especially at the beginning. I was attempting to learn things on a guitar that had too much space between strings and fretts. It was like smashing my fingers up against a cheese grader...
Dont begin on a crappy, cheap guitar.. If you have no choice just keep in mind that the right guitar, as well, can make a huge difference...
This Definitely gave me some perspective as to how to actually bar the fret
An old pal of mine passed down a cheap 60 dollar Spanish box guitar and I've been watching these videos since i got it. Thanks to u I'm gonna be the sickest!
Virgilio Jr so how'd it go? All good? Does it really make bar chords easier?
I find it helps with barres to roll the index finger along the strumming pattern. Pinching to emphasise strings. Used along with a palm mute at the bridge, you can get a nice tonal control, without working your hand too hard.
This video pulled me over the edge. After 10 years of playing and quitting. Really great video.
I play them all except the B. B B B but who cares I do the easy version on that one.
THIS!!!! THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL EXERCISE!!! thank you so much man !
I was at my grandmother’s funeral yesterday, i brought a guitar and people told me to play something. I went up on the podium went straight up to the mic and played a single F chord and went home. It was magical.
This helped immensely! I think the key takeaway is to focus, or flex, your index finger on the string you play. Great video!
Thank you for this lesson. I've tried to avoid bar chords and used partial chord voicings. This is an easy way to build up the strength in the index finger.
Love this! Could we see your thumb from the back side? I have small short thumbs, and I'm getting the sense that my position is a real problem. Thanks!
Thanks. As a lockdown beginner, I've been struggling with barr chords. A quick tryout of this exercise has been very encouraging for training my muscle memory
Thanks for this video. Its really helpful. 😊😊
5:22 "It's actually going to be easier on the 1st and 2nd fret, get a little more complicated on the 3rd and 4th, and even more complicated on the 5th and the 6th."
That is the complete opposite of my experience. After playing for 3-4 years, I still have a hard time with barring the 1st and 2nd fret. It takes a lot more pressure across my finger to get a decent clear sound in a barre chord. I've been trying to avoid using barre chords towards the end of the neck because of it. It might be a problem with hand strength or technique, but I wonder if it might be the action, or like you stated, the way the neck is torqued.. I have a very low end Fender DG-60, so I'm probably not exactly working with a quality guitar here.
Same here!
yeh Xactly... thats what my tutor told me about n m comfortabl accordin to tge same...
may b this guy mismatched something..
Lowering the action is the secret to barre chords. 😉
@@brienmaybe.4415 Truuuuu
yup this hippie is an idiot
This is the most helpful video on barre chords I've seen so far - totally worked for me! Thank you :)
I really like this exercise. Thank you for the practice tip.
This what i’m teaching my son so that he can do the barre chords but by strumming not one by one on strings. Thank you so much for this, can’t wait to teach my son after work 🙂
This is cool 😎
This is a Great Exercise Tony,it helps for F barre chords.Sometimes I cheat on the F and hang my thumb over the neck on the 6th string at the first fret F to make the chord,but I think you're better off by doing it your way,the correct way!!
Thanks for the exercise man, it helps me a lot, bar chords are like my arch nemesis in guitar
The BEST song I have found for practicing both staccato & barre chords is "Coz I Luv You" by Slade.
It's only 3 chords (Am, Dm & Bb) that the book says are played as open chords but when played as barre chords (they way it is originally played) it becomes a 3 minute work-out that you can sing along to. And it can be played all over the neck to get the feel of how different areas have different requirements. Or to suit the pitch of your voice if you're trying to woo a woman.
A week or 2 playing this will have your fingers used to the positions better & your index finger nicely building callous tissue or your money back! Or, whatever...
Thank you. I'll try this.
What a great exercise for us beginners to get bar chords. This lets us focus on one string being clean at a time. Awesome.
Sir really your tips is so effective. Now, I can play Barre chord after following your instructions.
Thanks again from Bangladesh ♥️
thanks just starting to learn guitar a month ago, and now just beginning barre chords and the G and B strings are tough...happy to have an exercise I can do to work on it!!!
I've looked up a lot of barre chord help videos and this is the first one that included this exercise. It's helped out a lot!
Im achieving a bit from this exercise! Thanks sm for making this!
hi ive only been on 3:44 and i already understood it! i picked up my guitar and barred the first fret and pushed my index finger like u said and ohmygod i did it!!!!! i couldnt hide my happiness while flexing it on my dad! thank you for this video!
Not sure if it will help others but to cope with initial pain , I’ve strapped my index finger with one layer of medical strapping tape and it’s working!!
I’m having trouble with the 3rd and 4th strings as the underside of my middle joint slightly lifts up in the natural shape of my hand. Even though every area of my finger is pressed down hard and firm, there is still the gap there. And suggestions? So far everything else has improved using your technique. Thanks!
Same here. It's the 3rd and 4th I'm having a hard time. :(
... thanks buddy..,!! You're the reason I'm still sticking with the ol' acoustic..:)
great lesson for a very hard task for us beginners......thanks......kudos.
This helped a lot. Imma subscribe because you've helped me more than any teacher ever has.
Thank you so much for this. I'm struggling with my barre chords
This was very helpful to help me understand the simple details on how to use and practice with just barring. Thank you very much.
Very interesting tips on learn barre chords I must try this trick :)
I tried pressing so hard and now there is a hole in the neck of my guitar.
Erwin Padilla Luce is your guitar made of styrofoam?
no, maybe just because I have Hulk strength.
@@winlucehahaha😂😂😂
😂😂
@@winluce no, you have Namjoon's destruction powers! Yep, I'm an ARMY and a k-pop lover~
If you can get the F, the rest should be cake :)
Patrick Teaches the World I'll be honest, Bb is WAY harder for me than F for some reason.
yeah barre chords in the form of B are the hardest for me too
I can get a nice clean F but I can’t get the higher frets very well at all. (8 and higher)
dude i was learning how to play space oddity and i was like whoa this is so easy! Then there was the F and the Fm barre chords... thanks a lot David...>:(
Cake
Really helpful hint to better understand the guitar setup
Stretching is important! It will loosen the forearm and reduce Carpal strain. Great video
I'm gonna come back and talk about my progress some day. Using this exercise along with the fretboard logics book vol 1 & 2
I always found it helpful to layout my chord shape and then add the barre finger after when I was first learning to play. Not sure why, but it felt like if I did it the other way I always had buzz. Could have just been a mind thing but it seemed like it helped a lot.
Thanks for providing this helpful exercise. I feel like Barre chords are just that....barring me from breaking out to the next level of skill. I have charted 20 min 2x a day to get this right. Thanks Tony.
Toney Davis so how'd it go? All good? Does it really make bar chords easier?
i ve been playing guitar 6 years in guitar school and 5th year when i was around 12 years old i learnd boure which had clean sound
This was helpful! great starting point. Thanks!
This is great! I’ve been struggling to do a Bb due to lack of strength for the barre, this helps so much!
I learned bar chords trying to play Stairway to Heaven on a guitar that had more than a centimeter between the frets and the strings. I succeeded eventually and now my finger is indestructable
Your Mrs must love you 😔
@@jamboyChip No my finger is too powerful I wont risk her life
@@jamboyChip lmao
It's not easy to get down, but once you do it's an extremely useful tool for your guitar toolbox. Very versatile and a really good video!
It’s best to learn on an acoustic guitar, it will make electric guitar so much easier. I was so excited to learn guitar not knowing what I was gonna get into, piano was always my favorite instrument but most people play piano or was learning the piano at my church so it didn’t make sense so I picked up the guitar
Hehe I started to learn guitar few months ago.... I had some wrist problems and still lack of strenght. So practice is the key. I'm hoping that in few weeks I will be able to say " barre is just a nother type of chord" :) I even bought super light strings (not liking the sound though!) so for time being untill ? played them out and then up the gauge
Thank you for the help, I've been picking up the guitar again due to the shut down and I've been really struggling and this exercise has helped a lot, thank you!
That's a great exercise!! It not only strengthens the fingers and hand but also improves timing! Thank you so much! I'm using my new to me Schecter Omen Extreme FR. I'm one of those newb a holes who sucks and bought a nice guitar.. but I got a smokin deal on it. It was local, met the po 15 minutes from my house and literally doesn't have a single scratch on it. Is it okay to cheat and use electric? You're my favorite teacher on UA-cam so..I hope it's okay!
My cousin plays and he told me that if I had a better guitar I'd probably play more. He was right!
Thanks for your help. Barres are big deals
Awesome exercise, thank you! Any tips on how to position your thumb?
I don’t understand why people are joking around.I am a beginner and just tried this for a week a this exercise worked pretty well
Doing this every day has indeed helped me a lot. Thank you.
My main issue is pressing down the middle ‘section’ of my index finger so even when I really press my finger into the frets, my G string is never quite pressed down. That’s the main one I’m having an issue with! I’ll keep training, but any tips?! Maybe I just have a super fat finger 😂😂
Thank you . I learned it because of you
This is something I needed! The F chord is my demise and is the Bm but this may just be what i needed! Thank you!
+1 for the Winmau dartboard on the wall. Oh, and the actual barre chord info!
Your all lessons are really very helpful. They seem damn easy to play which they actually are. Easy yet deep. 🙏
🚩🚩WOW!!! 5 DAY CHALLENGE IS AWESOME! And starting Exactly where I Need to start! One (an most important) of my Guitar Goals is Fingerstyle. I want it so bad, almost fear it. It just feels uncomfortable, but doing it Your Way, may get me there. Thank You So Much ❤️
Thanks for the lesson.
As soon as you said barre chords suck! I knew I found the right guy! :)
Great strength building exercise.
Great starting lesson . Feels better already . Cheers
only found this video now. my G, and B string stayed muted now matter how much pressure i put on them. after this exercise none of the strings are quiet or muted and my index finger doesn't feel like its getting sliced anymore, thanks
This helped so much thank you ! Now I’m just struggling with switching from a chord to a bar chord but practice will help
Again thank you
Thanks Sir. Will Capo help on this? my friend told me using a Capo is Cheating. 😅
Thanks man, I'm working on this now...
Thanks good lesson.
Really great exercise!
Bar chords are very difficult. I have so called "workershands" My fingers are ticker because of the hard labour I did. the 6th string, 5th, 4th are oke but 3,2 and 1st string keep demping. it's like a tender stake. soft and not hatd enoufh to get a cleare sound. like you lessons by the way. greetings from the netherlands. Bert
I am trying to learn a finger style version of Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi. The song has a couple times around where I do a fingerstyle barre chord while doing a two string pull-off. I am trying to get it to an above passing level in two and a half months so that when the holidays come around, I can perform this.
Great Video, thanks for sharing..!!
I love the way you make it easy and break down the each fret down. Thank you for your help. I subscribed. Keep rocking brother
Well this an older video, but I'ma give this a shot. I've been avoiding bar chord for to long now. It's time to learn.